The list for November 15, 1996
The Top 12 Pet Peeves Of Bicycle Messengers

  1. Ambulance drivers refuse to give right of way.

  2. Delivering a letter to the Broken Glass on Rain-Slick Streets Admiration Society.

  3. JFK, Jr. always asking for fashion tips.

  4. Getting poked in the eye by a cabbie flipping someone off.

  5. Dennis Hopper always sneering, “Hey! Easy Rider!”

  6. Arrogant hot dog vendors who think they own the sidewalk.

  7. Most businesses just aren’t impressed by the use of cards in the spokes.

  8. Pedestrian blood always sticking up your gears.

  9. People who yell for you to juggle stuff (Oops! That’s a pet peeve of unicycle messengers).

  10. Can’t take your Huffy on the Information Superhighway without getting flattened by some wiseass driving a Pentium.

  11. Robert Downey, Jr. taking a catnap on the sidewalk.
And the Number 1 Pet Peeve Of Bicycle Messengers…

  1. Any trip involving the invitro clinic.
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CREDITS
Selected from 97 submissions by 38 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • David W. James, Los Angeles, CA — 1 (4th #1)
  • John Voigt, Chicago, IL — 2, 9
  • Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA — 3
  • Dave George, Arlington, VA — 4
  • David Hyatt, New York, NY — 5
  • Steve Hurd, San Ramon, CA — 6
  • John Hering, Alexandria, VA — 7
  • Kris Johnson, Burbank, CA — 8
  • Christopher Troise, New York, NY — 10
  • David G. Scott, Kansas City, MO — 11
  • George Olson, Colorado Springs, CO — 12
  • Gene/Cynthia Markins-Dieden, New Haven, CT — 12
  • Paul Paternoster, Redwood City, CA — Topic
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